You know. The team that busts out of the gate, knocks a few bodies around, uses its skill and speed, buries its scoring chances and gets outstanding netminding from Mike Murphy.

That Belleville Bulls team. After one mediocre performance and one terrible outing, Bulls put it together in Game 3 of the OHL Eastern Conference final Sunday night with a convincing 6-2 win over the Brampton Battalion. Bulls trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven set with Game 4 Tuesday at Brampton and Game 5 back in Belleville Thursday.

Nick Palmieri led the Bulls with three goals and two assists while Shawn Lalonde tallied twice and tacked on a helper. Brandon Mashinter had the other Belleville goal plus an assist.

Bulls trailed 2-1 after the first period, then put Brampton away with four unanswered second-stanza markers and a late power play goal in the third period.

After a forgettable 7-2 loss in Game 2 Friday at Brampton, Bulls coach George Burnett tried to explain the huge turnaround Sunday.

"If we had all the answers we wouldn't have had to respond like we did tonight," said Burnett. "I think the guys were a little embarrassed after Friday night. They recognized the importance of responding tonight. Down 3-0 in this series was not a position we wanted to be in. Our guys should be proud of this effort but there's still a big hill to climb."

Team captain Eric Tangradi and Burnett said improved play at the dots helped get Bulls back on track.

"We had intensity and energy from start to finish," said Tangradi. "In Games 1 and 2, we didn't win many faceoffs. Tonight, we started with the puck a lot more."

"We won a lot of faceoffs tonight which might've been the key for us," said Burnett. "On Friday, we won only about 30 per cent which puts you in chase mode right away."

On Sunday it was Brampton doing the chasing.

"We got a couple of lucky bounces in the first period to take that 2-1 lead, but after that Belleville took it to us," said Peluso.

The rugged Brampton winger was public enemy No. 1 to most of the crowd of 3,238 in the building after rubbing out Tipoff with a hit-from-behind -- and to the head -- about four minutes into the third period. Peluso was assessed a two-minute minor and Tipoff left the game temporarily.

"I didn't really see the hit," said Burnett. "But I got some feedback on it. Our league looks at everything so I'm sure if that type of thing is worthy of being reviewed, it will be."

Later in the game, Subban was axed to the ice deep in the Bulls zone and Brampton forward Scott Tanski was banished for the night with a five-minute slashing penalty and game misconduct. Burnett said Subban "wasn't 100 per cent" after the incident and would be assessed today.

Bulls got significant contributions from Palmieri and Mashinter beyond their offensive production. Early on, both wingers used their considerable size to deliver some crunching hits and establish a physical game for Belleville.

"We've got some big guys and when they play it like that it makes it tough for the opposition and it's something we need to get better at," said Burnett. "We have to continue to play like that."

"Palmieri and Mashinter need to use their size and they did tonight," said Lalonde. "They earned a lot of room for our smaller guys."

Cameron found it difficult to explain Belleville's seemingly hot and cold nature, but said a dose of desperation helped on Sunday.

"It's a combination of a lot of things," he said. "Tonight, we came out stronger and everybody played their best from start to finish. We were getting the feel for those guys and getting used to the way they play.

"Ultimately, our guys didn't want to lose tonight. We knew if we let this one slip away it would be tough to get back into the series."

Cameron said Bulls will bring more confidence into Game 4 Tuesday at Brampton.

"Everyone seemed ready to go tonight and you could tell even before the game it was a different atmosphere," he said. "We'll just have to build off what we brought to the table tonight."

"Hopefully we can carry this momentum the rest of the series," said Tangradi.

"We expect a physical game Tuesday," said Burnett. "There'll be a lot of banging and crashing."